DSSP-002: Naming Conventions and Labeling
		  Revision 1.6 (05/09/19)


		       John P. Willis

		    Datashed Proprietor


			  ABSTRACT

	  This document	details	standards for equipment
     naming  and labeling, to be followed in new system
     or	network	deployments



1.  Naming Conventions

1.1.  Network Equipment

Network	equipment MUST be named	according to  the  following
convention:

			 aa-bbbb-nn


aa represents one of the following equipment classes:

*    sw	- switch

*    rt	- router

*    ap	- access point

*    fw	- firewall

bbbb represents	one of the following roles:

*    core - core

*    tor - top-of-rack

*    edge - network edge

*    acc - access

*    agg - aggregation

*    virt - virtual




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Finally, nn  represents	 a  sequential	number	from  00-99.
Numbers	less than 10 MUST be padded with a leading zero.

1.1.1.	Naming Exceptions

Nonconforming names MUST be allowed in	the  following	cir-
cumstances:

*    Where the nonconforming name has  exceptional  personal
     or	historical meaning

*    Where the device being attached cannot, for  technical,
     legal, or contractual reasons, be assigned	a conforming
     name

*    Where networks connected pursuant to  DSSP-008  have  a
     differing set of naming conventions

1.2.  Network Hosts

Network	hosts MUST be named after  Greek  mythological	fig-
ures.

It is acceptable to provide an alias, e.g. mail, web,  nsXX,
via  local  name resolution mechanisms (DNS, WINS, NIS/NIS+,
LDAP, etc.) as-needed, as long as the primary hostname	fol-
lows this standard.

1.2.1.	Naming Exceptions

Nonconforming names may	be allowed  in	the  following	cir-
cumstances:

*    Where the nonconforming name has  exceptional  personal
     or	historical meaning

*    Where the host being attached  cannot,  for  technical,
     legal, or contractual reasons, be assigned	a conforming
     name

*    Where networks connected pursuant to  DSSP-008  have  a
     differing set of naming conventions


2.  Physical Requirements

2.1.  Labeling

Labeling  of  cables  MUST  follow  ANSI/TIA-606-B  labeling
_________________________
Names that violate DSSP-012 SHALL NOT be allowed on the
network,  without regard to the	usual naming exceptions
in DSSP-002.




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standards.

The following facilities exist:

*    1DCA is the datashed itself (1st floor, Data Center A)

*    1HTR is the IDF in	the house (1st floor, Home,  Telecom
     Room)

The following special considerations are to be followed	 for
1DCA:


*    Rack numbering begins at C01  (Cabinet  01),  the	left
     primary networking	rack, and proceeds counter-clockwise
     around the	building.


2.1.1.	Remote End Representation

The label on the near terminus of a given cable	MUST  denote
the location of	the far	terminus and vice-versa.

2.1.2.	Example	Label

A label	with designation 1DCA.C02-36:1 would be	read as	fol-
lows:


*    1DCA represents the floor and building; in	 this  case,
     "1st floor, data center A"

*    C02  represents  the  location  within  1DCA  (C02	 for
     Cabinet 2).

     TIA-606-B suggests	using grid  coordinates	 denoted  by
     raised  floor  tiles for this portion of the label, but
     allows for	custom nomenclature in	data  centers  where
     grid  coordinates	are not	feasible: 1DCA has only	five
     racks, numbered C01 through C05, and no raised floors.

*    36	represents the location	at which  the  equipment  is
     installed	within	the rack or enclosure, as numbers of
     rack units	from the floor (i.e., the lowest position in
     the  rack	is  01,	and the	number increases as you	move
     towards the ceiling).

     Note that in cases	where a	piece of equipment  occupies
     more  than	a single rack unit, the	number is the upper-
     most rack position	occupied by the	equipment  in  ques-
     tion.

*    1 represents a 1-based port number	on the equipment.




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Thus, 1DCA.C02-36:1 represents the first port  in  the	top-
of-rack	 switch	 in  cabinet  2	 in  the first floor of	data
center A.


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